10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGHTSCREEN»
Discover the use of
sightscreen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sightscreen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Arm-ball to Zooter: A Sideways Look at the Language of Cricket
SIGHTSCREEN A bit of a sledgehammer to crack a nut. The sight screen is huge,
but its only purpose is to allow batsmen to see the tiny red ball against its pristine
whiteness (or, in day/night cricket, the white ball against its grim blackness).
2
Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Cricket
From. Sightscreen. to. Silver. Screen. Cricket. takes. to. the. stage. Strong links
between cricket and the stage date back to the 1890s and the heyday of the
hugely popular English comedian Dan Leno. Leno organised slapstick cricket
matches ...
3
The Deepcut Review: A Review of the Circumstances ...
It appears that the cricket sightscreen was later dismantled by grounds staff in
October 2001 and may have been subject to cleaning. During Surrey Police's re-
investigation in 2002, the sightscreen was reassembled but forensic tests ...
Nicholas Blake, Deepcut Review, 2006
4
Wisden's The Laws Of Cricket
Now, no part of a sightscreen is to be regarded as inside the field of play, no
matter in what position we may find it. It may only have its wheels on the line or it
may be some 20 yards inside the field of play but should a ball which is crossing
...
5
Arlott: The Authorised Biography
Dissatisfied with a sidewayson position, he moved to the vacant area behind the
sightscreen and squinted around the edge.Fromtherehe watched Maurice Tate
andthe Revd. F.B.R. Browne pulverise Lancashire into submission, without any ...
David Rayvern Allen, 2014
He was playing in one match at Burnley when an amateur in the side, Derek
Chadwick, ran round the boundary to catch askier off the Australian's bowling
and collided with the sightscreen. Play was held upwhile Mr Chadwick was
revived, ...
7
Wisden on Yorkshire: An Anthology
... refuge alongside the square-leg umpire, the legend was born... Polly Umrigar,
constantly stopping Trueman in his run-up to adjust the sightscreen. Umpire
Chester, losing patience, 'Mr Umrigar, where ideally would you like the
sightscreen?
His eyes flicked fromthe sightscreen to theskyahead, looking for the telltaleflare
ofrockets—ready tofollow like a ferret. There heis! At eighteen milesfrom target,
atinyblue light flickered ahead. He forgot everything but the sightscreen, ...
9
ZeNLP: The Power to Succeed
Any movement behind the sightscreen used to unnerve Gavaskar and many of
his dismissals were a direct result of movement of spectators behind the bowler's
arm. Being a visual, a slight movement near the sightscreen could distract the ...
10
ZeNLP, the Power to Relax: Tribal Management for Stress ...
Any movement behind the sightscreen used to unnerve Gavaskar, and many of
his dismissals were a direct result of movement of spectators behind the bowler's
arm. Being a visual, a slight movement near the sightscreen could distract the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGHTSCREEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sightscreen is used in the context of the following news items.
Make the ads fade to black
On the sightscreen behind the batsman was an advertisement. ... RP Singh was the first to point out Chahal seemed to have lost the ball in the lit sightscreen. «ESPNcricinfo.com, Apr 15»
To bowl quick is to revel in the glad animal action: Frank Holmes …
Tyson began his 38-yard run up at the sightscreen, and after he sent down one ball, the wicketkeeper and slip cordon moved back five paces. Bengal's Pankaj ... «Economic Times, Dec 14»
Martin Cox and Nick Pang smash table-topping Midsomer Norton to …
Midsomer Norton CC's latest acquisition is a new sightscreen, designed by local firm KM Steel and sponsored by Lightside. Norton chairman Kevin Tabb said: ... «Somerset Guardian, Jun 14»
Pick Of The Day - Skate Park Sightscreen
Thanks to Rich Baybrook, who has sent us this picture of Newport Pagnell Cricket Club, which appears to have eschewed the traditional sightscreen in favour of ... «Cricket World, Jun 14»
Warne backs pink ball day/night Tests
... in Abu Dhabi since 2010, as a trail, with those matches being played in traditional cricket whites, under lights, with pink balls and a black sightscreen. «Lord's, Jun 14»
A punishment that should have come earlier
He was on 92 in the fourth ODI against New Zealand when there was movement near the sightscreen that the umpires could not stop. After a few minutes Shakib ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Feb 14»
Mitchell Johnson defends sightscreen rant
I did find out later that there was a little kid crawling across the sightscreen, but if you look at the size of the sightscreen, they're pretty big here. Mitchell Johnson ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Dec 13»
Johnson says KP Test argument warranted
“I did find out later that there was a little kid crawling across the sightscreen. “But you look at the size of the sightscreen, they're pretty big here. “If you're not ... «The Roar, Dec 13»
The Ashes: The five moments that won the Ashes for Australia
Broad, ever the villain, was distracted by something on or around the sightscreen and halted the game to ensure the problem was dealt with. The crowd were ... «ABC Online, Dec 13»
Manish Pandey and KL Rahul punish Punjab
The next ball he faced, from Gurkeerat, cleared the sightscreen at the press box end. His second 50 had taken him just 70 balls. That run-spurt had come at just ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Dec 13»
